Hicksville (LIRR station)

Hicksville
Hicksville Station from Platform A, facing west toward New York
Location	Newbridge Road & West Barclay Street Hicksville, NY
Coordinates	40°46′02″N 73°31′43″W / 40.767101°N 73.528686°W / 40.767101; -73.528686Coordinates: 40°46′02″N 73°31′43″W / 40.767101°N 73.528686°W / 40.767101; -73.528686
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch)   Montauk Branch
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n20H, n22, n24, n48, n49, n78, n79
Construction
Parking	Yes; Town of Oyster Bay permits and private parking garages
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	March 1, 1837
Rebuilt	1873, 1909, 1962, 2016–2018
Electrified	October 19, 1970 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	16,215
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Westbury toward New York terminals Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) Bethpage toward Greenport Port Jefferson Branch Syosset toward Port Jefferson Mineola toward New York terminals Montauk Branch Babylon toward Montauk Preceding station   LIRR   Following station 1875—1876: New Cassel station Port Jefferson Branch (current and former locations) 1952—1973: Landia station 1875—1876: Westbury station Ronkonkoma Branch (current and former locations) 1942—1970s: Grumman station

Hicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica and Penn Station by combined weekday/weekend ridership. As of May 2011, 133 trains stop at this station every weekday. Most trains for the Port Jefferson Branch stop at Hicksville, and while all trains on the Ronkonkoma Branch pass through this station, a few do not stop. Additionally, three trains via the Montauk Branch stop here daily. Travel time to Penn Station in Manhattan is 40 to 50 minutes, depending on whether the train is local or express.

The station is at Newbridge Road (Route 106) and West Barclay Street. It has two island platforms and three tracks. It is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to each platform from street level. It is served by 11 Nassau Inter-County Express routes and two cab services on the ground level of the station.

Track 2 is accessible from both platforms. Generally, Platform A is used for westbound trains and Platform B for eastbound trains. Track 1 is mostly used for trains that terminate or originate in Hicksville (and occasionally freight trains), while Track 2 is used for other westbound trains. Track 3 is normally used for eastbound trains, except on weekday mornings when it also serves westbound trains.

The Port Jefferson Branch to Port Jefferson station splits from the Main Line at DIVIDE Interlocking directly east of the station. At this interlocking, the Port Jefferson Branch turns northeast towards Port Jefferson while the Main Line turns southeast on its way towards Ronkonkoma and Greenport. The Main Line also carries Central Branch, which contains most Montauk Branch trains not operating via the Babylon Branch tracks.